tenía razón
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tenía razón(
teh
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nee
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rrah
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sohn
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. he was right (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
Mi tío dijo que probablemente llovería, y tenía razón.My uncle said it'd probably rain, and he was right.
b. she was right (feminine)
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
Mi mamá me advirtió de lo peligrosas que son las drogas. Tenía razón.My mom warned me about how dangerous drugs are. She was right.
c. was right
Rosalía tenía razón en quejarse del modo en que fue tratada por los agentes de inmigración.Rosalia was right to complain about the way she was treated by the immigration police.
a. I was right
¿Ves? Yo tenía razón y tú te equivocabas. La verdadera paella se hace con azafrán, no con cúrcuma.You see? I was right and you were wrong. The real paella is made with saffron, not turmeric.
3. (formal) (second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. you were right
Tenía razón, profesora Suárez. Me puede llevar muchos años acabar mi tesis doctoral.You were right, Professor Suarez. It could take me many years to complete my doctoral thesis.
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